Trump Criticizes UK for Releasing Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot Targeting Base Used by US
Counterterrorism police said the five British suspects remain under investigation and face strict bail conditions after no viable explosives were found.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, counter-terrorism police released five London-based men on bail following their arrest near RAF Fairford, though officials emphasized the investigation into the potential terror plot remains active.
- A local resident's 999 call early Sunday initiated the emergency response, contradicting claims of a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation after three suspicious vans appeared near the U.S.-operated air base.
- Officers evacuated 85 households and established a 400-metre cordon while bomb disposal teams examined the vans, eventually confirming no viable explosives were discovered inside the vehicles.
- U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the bail decision, saying he was 'surprised,' while Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor stated the suspects remain under 'stringent conditions' as detectives explore multiple lines of inquiry.
- Investigators are probing whether the incident involved foreign state proxies, while Iran 'categorically rejects' speculation of involvement in the plot targeting the base, which Tehran has previously labeled a legitimate target.
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UK: US government questions bail for Fairford base suspects
The US government sees "the hand of a foreign actor" in the security scare at RAF Fairford, a hub for US heavy bombers in Europe. Donald Trump criticized the suspects being released on bail amid ongoing investigations.
It was not found explosive on the three vans stopped on Sunday following the alleged attack plan near the British air base of the Fairford Raf, also used by the US in the war against Iran. (ANSA)
All five suspects have been released on bail in connection with a suspected terrorist incident that occurred near the British Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford base, which has been used by the US military in air raids against Iran. While Iran denied any involvement in the incident, the United States claimed that “there is clearly foreign intervention.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
What happened exactly on Sunday night near Fairford Air Force Base is unclear. Iran's entanglements are speculated, US President Donald Trump also spoke up. However, the five suspects who had risen from white vans are now free again.
The alleged plot to attack a British air base used by the US in Fairford, England, is among the leading topics today in British and American publications, BTA reported. United Kingdom US President Donald Trump said that the five men arrested on suspicion of plotting to bomb the Royal Air Force base in Fairford, Britain, should not have been released on bail, the British newspaper "Telegraph" writes. The British citizens, aged between 23 and 25, …
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